Critical Analysis
The Mood Is There For It
The veneer of polite politics versus destruction is crumbling. France is mature enough to realise that, Albania is mature enough to realise that, when will we?
Domhnall O'Gaothne
Critical Analysis
Fintan O’Toole Reads the Wrong Room on Fuel Protests
Fintan O’Toole as usual waits for the dust to settle before giving his safe take for the Irish Times audience, acknowledging some factors but completely missing why these protests saw popularity across Ireland and why some people have shifted to a more “anti-state” ideology.
Critical Analysis
Internationalism’s Failings - Solidarity Must Start At Home
Internationalism, the holy gospel of the left, has been failing us here in Ireland. People have become so obsessed with the international issues that we are forgetting our own struggles. This reeks of the activism of the comfortable classes.
Critical Analysis
Dirty Old Town - The Myth of Dublin
Despite what many may assume, the song Dirty Old Town was not about Dublin but instead Manchester, though if it were to be written today, would there be a place more fitting?